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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1966
Page
2
A compact reflection contrasts the value of life with worldly gain. It cites Matthew 16 26 and Eleanor Roosevelt stressing life should be lived and curiosity kept alive and not abandoned.
A Chicago program named Operation Crime-Stopper has enlisted 500000 private citizens to aid policing, reporting suspicious activity and arrests totaling 5377 over two years. The effort aims to curb auto theft burglary purse snatching armed robbery and more, with 10000 cops backed by crime stoppers.
A new giant computer called Illiac IV, designed at the University of Illinois, promises speeds over one billion computations per second and aims to vastly exceed current machines. The Defense Department is contributing about 8 million dollars to the project as scientists seek breakthroughs beyond present limits.
A compact puzzle list links folklore monsters birds gods and creatures with clues like roman goddess of harvest and teutonic folklore creature. It blends mythic figures such as Pan and goblin types with everyday terms from clothing tools and directions, suggesting a crosswords style set of interconnected hints.
The Illinois Farmers Union sponsors 33 Youth Corps positions in Jefferson County under the federal NYC program funded by a 1.12 million grant. Eligible youths aged 16 to 21 meet Economic Opportunity Act income criteria and are placed with hospitals, schools, municipalities, and nonprofits through the State Employment Service after local pre screening.
By the Associated Press pitching note Jim Maloney of Cincinnati worked three hitless innings and walked none as the Reds defeated Pittsburgh 3 to 0. In the other game Fred Whitfield of Cleveland homered twice and added three singles driving in six runs as the Indians split a doubleheader with Boston.
AP lists numerous Illinois House election winners with district by district pairings. Names include Walsh Bluthardt Schlickman Regner Simmons Jackett Warman Luther McNichols McGah Pebworth Beerhold Klosak Sevcik Moore Burditt Rayson Graham Zlatnik Copeland Schiller Telcser Pollack Sandquist DeMichaels Fanta Geisler Wolf Course Chmeleck Stolle Hyde Tomaso Zawhacki Janczak Shaw Garmisa McDevitt Capuzi Touhy Sims Ropa Arrigo Bartels Washington Wall Smith Fury Papierz Kahoun Hannigan McDer mott Gardner Washington Pelt McAvoy Klein Meany Meyer Downes McNairy Graham Caldwell Ewell Collins Stegner Lenard Svalina Murphy Conolly Hartnett Matijevich Kleine Lindberg Pierce Slater Hill Cunningham Giblin Hanahan Johnson North Giorgi Melin Philip Hoffman Morgan Bowers Stremlaw Fennessey Carrigan Cassidy Henss Pappas Saal Boekeman Clabaugh Dale Campbell Cox Wittmond McClain Johns Tipsword Hittmeier Haprstrite Schaeffer Vadalabene Smith Harris Kennedy Krause Hall Cunningham Springer Holloway Oberneuse Baker Stedelin McCormick Williams Choate Sanders Anderson Law House Washburn Tampach Wright Neff Anderson Shade Lauterbach Hall Madigan Schoeberlein Danville Davidson Miller Soderstrom Hun sicker.
In Natchez Mississippi three white paper mill workers Claude Fuller Ernest Avants and James Lloyd Jones were taken to state police headquarters for lie detector tests on charges related to the June 10 fatal shooting of Ben Chester White 65 in Kingston White body found in Pretty Creek with 16 chest and arm shots and a shotgun blast to the head Authorities note White had no civil rights ties and a Klan activity climate persists in the area The men were identified earlier by the House Committee on Un-American Activities as former or current Ku Klux Klan members and are held without bond</S:
President Johnson seeks medical leaders' support to launch Medicare on July 1 and urges ethical leadership to prevent hospital abuses. Formal White House talks with 300 medical and hospital officials review plans, with emphasis on enrollment, civil-rights compliance, bed management, and patient cost responsibilities.
A 70 passenger hydrofoil that can reach near 40 knots will start a four month test from Falmouth this summer. The craft will operate between Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket routes.
HOLLYWOOD AP reports Beatrice Lillie returning to film after 28 years since Dr. Rhythm. She plays a talent scout in a George Roy Hill directed project, aiming to foil an Oriental white slavery ring while trying to kill Mary Tyler Moore. Lillie praises Julie Andrews and notes a sharp, comic style at the Chateau Marmont.
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